Month: June 2020

1:51 PM ET Associated Press CORNELIUS, N.C. — Longtime Giants pitcher Mike McCormick, who won the Cy Young Award in 1967, has died. He was 81. The Giants say McCormick died Saturday at his home in North Carolina after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. McCormick played 16 years in the majors from 1956 to
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7:00 AM ET The 2020 MLB draft was held in unique circumstances — reduced to five rounds, conducted remotely, with spring scouting virtually nonexistent because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in the end, the same old question must be answered: How did each team do? Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of all 30 draft classes, grouped
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1:47 PM ET HILTON HEAD, S.C. — C.T. Pan was pleasantly surprised when he learned he would get to defend his title at this week’s RBC Heritage. He had little confidence that would be the case when the coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation or postponement of several events on the PGA Tour, including the Players
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12:48 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian government is open to the NHL operating a playoff hub city in Canada as long as it is allowed by local health authorities. Trudeau said Tuesday the decision will need to be made by the NHL and the provincial and municipal
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1:00 PM ET The 2020 edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) tips off on July 4 and will conclude on July 14 with the $1 million championship game from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. All eight quarterfinalists from the 2019 TBT return to the fold, including defending champ Carmen’s Crew. In all, 10 teams comprising
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12:36 PM ET The Basketball Tournament, a $1 million winner-take-all event, will once again feature a collection of former college basketball stars and overseas standouts, according to the bracket released Tuesday by tournament organizers. The 24-team event is led by Aaron Craft, the former two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Ohio State,
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